Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and Sam Davies nominated Niñita. Here’s the report:
“The coolest boat of all time is called Niñita, and is a Starling Burgess 60ft schooner,” says Sam Davies. “It’s a really amazing, beautiful boat.” The custom-built Niñita has been a familiar fixture on the offshore racing circuit for two decades, with Davies’ parents sailing to stopover ports around the world.
“She was my parents’ house for nearly 20 years. I never lived on board, but for me, that’s home. Wherever I’ve lived, they’ve come to look after my son. It’s like the grandmother ship.”
Niñita features a bath and woodburning stove. Her seakindly lines are drawn from W Starling Burgess’s long-keeled schooner Niña, which won the 1928 Transatlantic Race and the 1962 Newport Bermuda Race.
“The original boat was designed as a racing yacht and fully stripped out. It was totally different from the interior of my parents’ boat,” explains Davies. “They’ve had some cool adventures: the Baltic Sea, the Azores, Madeira, and Lanzarote. But now it needs to find a new family so they can take it on new adventures.” (Niñita is listed with Sandeman.)
Niñita stats rating
Top speed: 15 knots
LOA: 17.9m/59ft
Launched: 2004
Berths: 4-6
Price: £450,000
Adrenalin factor: 50%
For Yachting World’s list of cool boats, click here.
Source: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2024/11/01/ninita-worlds-coolest-yachts/
